Stait of Mind Reviews 34

I’ve had the privilege of attending Sharon’s cold water groups, healing days, and retreats, and honestly can’t recommend her highly enough. She is incredibly down to earth, refreshingly honest, and knowledgeable in what she does. There’s no ego, no sides, and no pressure, just real, authentic guidance from someone who knows their stuff.

What really sets Sharon apart is the community she has created. She brings together an amazing group of women in a way that feels safe, inclusive, and genuinely supportive.

Everything she offers feels thoughtful and rooted in real experience. If you are looking for guidance or healing then reach out to Sharon, you won’t regret it.

Sharon has the wonderful capacity to make you feel seen, heard, unjudged, and most importantly, unequivocally safe. This allows your heart, mind, body and soul the permission to fully open to the healing process. Your healing journey is yours alone, but Sharon stands with you shoulder to shoulder while you navigate and learn what helps best for you. I started cold water dipping and joined the Warrior Water Women Facebook Group back in 2021, and have also had the pleasure of joining a day retreat. The day and weekend retreats are reasonably priced, as I've seen others for way more, also payment options can be arranged with Sharon, she's very accommodating. No matter what activity you participate in, whether you're meeting people you've met in the group before, or meeting complete strangers, the vibe is always the same...connection! The time is filled with much love, laughter, silliness, tears, support, and family not strangers. Again, this comes to fruition because of the safe space Sharon creates.

I went along to a warrior healing day in Luss organised by Sharon. It was exactly what I needed and was a really powerful and amazing day.

Sharon had booked the village hall in Luss. Such a lovely and peaceful location. We started with meditation and much was calming and relaxing, followed by incredible breath work. There is something amazing about doing this and it’s helping me massively in my own personal journey in life and things I am dealing with. The day was full of amazing things and Sharon and all the ladies were so welcoming and friendly. I often avoid going to things as can feel a bit socially awkward and can be surprising shy 😂❤️ but I felt very much part of the day. To end the day there was a dip in the loch and a fire. I will defo be going back to more of these events. I am so grateful I was part of this and it has helped me so much.

Sharon is fantastic at what she does and didn’t charge for this particular event. That in itself is an amazing thing to do.

Recently, I participated in a revitalizing retreat at Luss led by Sharon. Previously, I had been hesitant about such gatherings, though I couldn't pinpoint the reason. Despite that, Sharon fostered a secure environment and was incredibly responsive to each individual's needs. Her profound insight into the human experience allows her to discern what others require, even when they themselves are uncertain. Having taken the initial step, I am eager to return for more. xxx

I recently attended a healing retreat at Luss with Sharon. Before this I had been wary of such events, I don’t know why. However, Sharon created a safe space and was so attentive to everyone’s needs. I believe she has a deep understanding of the human condition and often knows what people need even when they don’t know themselves. I have dipped my feet and will be returning for more xxx

I’ve attended the Holy Isle retreat and several workshops with Sharon each one has been powerful and uplifting. Her work helped me shift my mindset in a really positive way. Highly recommend. Thank you, Sharon.

Sharon is amazing at what she does, and has helped me and many people I know thank you Sharon xx

Sharon has created a safe space for clients with all of her kindness, compassion, knowledge, great insignt and awareness. She has supported me over the past 4 years through hypnotherapy, nlp, counselling, ceremonies and classes. Her guidance and services have greatly helped me with my healing journey. Thank you 🙏

Sharon has supported me through a few sessions now and my expectations have always been exceeded. With more than 10 years experience ehe’s really know how to bring out what is truly needed. Sharon very much takes each client on a journey and helps them understand or unravel any issues which need addressed. I am forever thankful for her support.

Sharon is a truly incredible woman!

She is wise, caring, compassionate, down to earth and her knowledge of the mind and of her field of expertise is honestly quite astounding!

Furthermore, she has a warm, gentle and welcoming sense of humour perfectly suited to bringing a bit of well needed light heartedness to someone like me who is going through a tough time and who is dealing with facing some real, deep issues.

I honestly don't know how I would have been able to navigate the single most challenging time of my life, if my path didn't cross with Sharon's. She has been a guiding light and a true beacon of empowerment.

If you're thinking of giving hypnotherapy a try, I highly recommend Sharon and Stait of Mind. 5 stars!

Vincent (37), Renfrew

As someone exploring hypnotherapy options, I decided to verify the credentials of several practitioners in Glasgow to ensure they are fully qualified to offer their services. One practitioner, in particular, caught my attention.

They advertise on their website that they hold a Diploma in Analytical Hypnotherapy & Cognitive Behavioural Therapy from The Academy of Integrated Hypnotherapy, which they claim is fully accredited by the General Hypnotherapy Standards Council (GHSC). Given how easily diplomas and certificates can be obtained online these days, I wanted to confirm this accreditation.

I contacted the General Hypnotherapy Register (GHR) regarding “Stait of Mind” and was informed that this practitioner is not registered with the GHR, and their training school is not accredited by the GHSC. This discrepancy between the advertised qualifications and the information from the official registry raised some concerns for me.

Considering this, I advise anyone looking to use this service to exercise caution before sharing personal information or making any payments to this practice.

Sharon has a wide range of knowledge around healing people and helping them cope with life. This comes from her being qualified, having life experience and being a naturally caring person which makes her perfect for what she does. She helped me with her hypnotherapy and breathing techniques which provide great anxiety relief, highly recommend and very grateful for the help.

Let me start by saying that the fact I am even writing this and putting it online for others to see is testament in itself to just how incredible Sharon is at what she does! From the moment you are with her, you feel heard and understood with absolutely no judgement. I have been suffering chronic panic attacks for months and they were affecting all aspects of my life. I was avoiding work meetings as well as friends and family because leaving the house was just impossible at times. The very few occasions I would force myself to go out for things that were unavoidable I was having to rely on taxis as I was terrified of having a meltdown on public transport. Was constantly trying to think of ways to escape the terror - quit my job, move away - the farther away the better, knowing it was totally irrational as I couldn't run away from the actual problem - the thoughts inside my head! I had tried a different therapist who had previously helped me stop smoking but his advice was just to measure the severity and breathe my way out of it and while that may work for some, all it did for me was highlight the fact that I COULDN'T breathe and the vicious cycle just kept going and he would get frustrated saying I obviously wasn't doing it right as it should stop the spiral if I did. There was no attempt to understand why these had attacks had started as "that wasn't important" so felt I needed to try a different approach.
I had known Sharon from many years ago and always remembered how warm and friendly she was so I reached out and asked for help, genuinely felt like I was losing my mind! She kindly moved things around in order to fit me in ASAP. Within the first 10 minutes she had pinpointed something I had kept so well hidden for most of my adult life without me even realising, I felt listened to and understood. Over the course of my 4 one to one sessions she helped me identity events in my past that had a lingering, unconscious effect on me throughout my life and let me accept that my feelings/reactions to these things were understandable at the time, but now I could see that by holding on to them, they were in fact holding me down and preventing me from healing from them. She has helped me regain my trust and my confidence in myself and understand that it is ME that knows what's best for myself and not others. That I get to decide how I deal with the triggers that caused me to be stuck in "fight or flight" mode 24/7, I slowly found what worked best for me and gradually I have regained my balance and feel much better equipped to identify when I may be getting "wobbles" and how to stop them before they take hold. Encouraged by Sharon, I opened up to those closest to me and instead of feeling like a burden I have been surrounded by nothing but love, support and patience and that has also been a massive help. For the first time in a loooooooong while, I feel calm and at peace within myself and for that alone I will be eternally grateful for Sharon as I thought this day would never come ❤️

Myself, my husband and children have all had fantastic hypnotherapy sessions with Sharon. She helped me greatly when I was in a dark/anxious place after experiencing grief when nothing else seemed to work for me Sharon came to the rescue! I cannot recommend her enough 💕

Life Changing.

I have visited Stait of mind now for hypnotherapy/NLP therapy and also a regular at open water cold water therapy and meditation sessions.

The only way I can describe this for me is life changing.

I have tried counselling of various types for years but other than a journey to understanding why I never ever found ways to stop the impact of past wounds.

In three sessions it was like a light switch of enlightenment and I have never looked back.

Sharon is very committed to healing, empowerment and helping you to take control of your own life - she is passionate about using nature and tapping back into our own instincts and inner strength and she gives up so much of her own personal time to commit to helping others.

I cannot recommend Stait of Mind highly enough.

I seen Sharon privately for a block of four sessions as I was suffering many health problems over the years and the last few years I decided to look at alternative ways to try to heal . Sharon decided regression might get to the root cause and our sessions involved regression . She taught me so much during these sessions and I realised that buried trauma doesn’t mean you are healed and strong and getting on with it . It means you have buried it deep and need to do the work to face it and understand it . Only then can positive change take place . Sharon is an empathic straight talking person and helps so many people , she really has committed to a life of healing and that is admirable . I have attended Sharons “free” session warrior water woman where she guides and supports woman to enter the the cold water , she holds safe space for woman to feel empowered and shows them how resilient they are and does this with her own time week after week . I have been to group sessions for other healings too . I would highly recommend Sharon to anyone who is suffering repeated illness or disease in the body , Stress or anxiety , panic disorders or addictions . Be ready to be told the truth and guided to the root cause in a safe space and I can assure you if you put your trust in Sharon you won’t be disappointed . What have you got to loose .

WOW!! The sessions I have received with Sharon are phenomenal, the changes within myself are unreal since working with Sharon. Sharon is amazing at what she does, I’ve seen her work under so many different circumstances and always is very professional and humble, such a warm person to be around! Thanks a lot Sharon and can’t wait to see you again! If you haven’t been to Sharon for anything she offers then this is your sign to do so, Sharon will help you get out of your comfort zone and reach your highest potential. Keep shining and helping us warriors on the way ❤️🙌

Went to Sharon’s Hypnotherapy clinic to help with stress and anxiety, my first impression was that I loved the clinic so clean and beautiful inside. My first impression of Sharon was that she’s very straight talking and passionate about helping people. I could feel that from her she wanted me to feel better. So glad I made the steps to break the cycle of anxiety.
We done a few sessions one of them took me back to the root of it all and by helping me to reprocess old memories I was then free from the old anxious thought patterns that have plagued most of my life. These tools are not magic tricks but as close as you can get to magic. Thank you Sharon, Highly recommend to anyone suffering with anxiety to go here. 🙏

I have been to Sharon's outdoor events and also her indoor events

I loved every second on them....

Sharon has a way of totally putting you at ease, she helps you feel confident and honestly the amount of womens lives I have seen her change is unreal

I am part of a 5k+ strong group that she has created, the warrior water woman

This is a safe supportive community of women that many lifelone friendships has come from

I'm so grateful to Sharon for everything she does ...

I have had the pleasure of working with Sharon on a one to one and in a group setting. I have found these experiences very powerful. Sharon holds a beautiful space, allowing you to go within to heal traumas and experiences that no longer serve you. Sharon is a wealth of knowledge and a very authentic practitioner. I was also very touched to learn that Sharon offers free group meet ups for cold water dips and meditation. This allows like minded people to create a supportive community, with no one being left out due to financial circumstances. Sharon is committed to helping everyone 🙏❤️ I am so looking forward to seeing my transformation as I continue working with her 🥰